What Teenagers Think About Facebook, Twitter and MySpace (The Faster Times)
I love this. Instead of some study where adults bring their own biases and preconceptions, one blogger just asks and–more importantly–listens. What …
Read more...Jeff’s Take On His Platonic Friendship With Juliet (Slate)
Some people complain that only women talk about platonic friendships and that men are, essentially, faking it. Well, it ain’t always so. …
Read more...Why the Very Concept of Male-Female Friendship Makes People Uncomfortable (Slate)
It was famously said in the movie, When Harry Met Sally: Harry Burns: You realize of course that we could never be …
Read more...Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson are winning combination – ESPN
For those people who didn’t get to see the Chris and Martina competitors-as-friends back in the day, look to Sue Bird and …
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The Thankful Thing, 2009 Edition
Here we are. What am I thankful for in this past year?
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Books I Loved Growing Up
My take on this week’s group blog topic: Book(s) that I loved growing up. Those tomes that were read over-and-over until their spines broke and my eyes bleared.
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Dear CJ, 1979
My take on this week’s group blog topic: A letter to me on my high school graduation day. With the world before me, waiting to conquer it, what could I possible tell then-me that would be helpful?
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Group Blog – SO Reading Your Blog
My take on this week’s group blog topic: Does your significant other read your blog? How does ey feel about it? Does knowing ey’s reading influence what you write?
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A Very Good Evening, Indeed
Some people are just like “peas and carrots”. I’m lucky to have a few in my life like that. After a twenty year gap, one of these special people came a visitin’–much to my delight.
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A Curious Time of Faith
This holiday season I had some very interesting encounters. As I offered a Merappiful Chrismukkwansoltivusuleday to people that I’d meet, I found …
Read more...I Like Social Networking
Whether it’s something new like MySpace or Facebook, or ancient like ROS or Fidonet, social networking has been a part of my life for a long time. I think it might be the best application for
Read more...Why Chrismukkwanzolstivusuledays Matter
The shopping crush. The mounting credit card bills. Traffic jams. Filled parking lots. Screaming kids. Carols repeating over and over. It seems like every December we feel we have to endure so much, and for what?
Read more...My 2008 Cornucopia of Thanks
2008 has been a year of re-emergence. After a few years of enduring my father’s decline with an undignifying illness, my immediate family and I have had a year to discover what the world is like when it is what we make of it. So, my first serving of thanks goes to
Read more...Romantic Ideas About the Cameron Phillips Terminator
Cameron Phillips is becoming a topic of some romantic speculation about her role in the Terminator universe. To some she’s a very scary robot, to others a loyal and self-aware ally. Since I’m not immune to Cameron’s mystery, here are some thoughts
Read more...I’m Not a Phone Person
Some people spend hours each day on the telephone, chating and bonding and doing all those other things that modern people do with that technology. For some reason, I don’t seem to be one of those people. (more…)
Read more...Of Mice and Mummies
Well, the planned trip to see my high school friend (and one time prom date), Brooke*, came unraveled.
Read more...Horse Solo
Today was a first. For the first time since he arrived as a foal, I was alone with Kenai. With Tess* still …
Read more...A Long Week
It’s been a week since my father died. It’s been interesting.
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